The Journey Continues: Yes, Jesus came to die for our sins
"In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins." — 1st John 4:10 ESV “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” — Mark 10:45 ESV Several years ago, I joined a Facebook group that promoted progressive Christian ideologies. I cannot say exactly why I joined, other than it felt attractive to me at the time; I was on a journey of discerning what God's call was in my life. However, over time, I began to notice that many of the group's posts did not align with what I had believed for years, nor did they match what I was discovering through my own reading of scripture. One specific point of friction was the doctrine of Penal Substitutionary Atonement (PSA). Occasionally, group members would post assertions that Jesus actually did not come to die for our sins. I have thought about writing about this for a couple of years now. The issue felt s...
